My lamp

[jtshusker]

I got bored one day and made a lamp out of 3/4" plywood, 1/2" emt and put and on/off switch on a metal electrical box.

 

[KershawMan]

I made a lamp too. I saw this on the internet and made my own. The hand is an old ceramic mold for making rubber gloves. The light is a vintage fixture I found in old industrial building. The power cord is from an old vacuum cleaner.

 

[tarbellb]

HA! sweet. well done. that hand is a bit creepy tho.


where are you finding legit old stuff like the lamp and hand mold?

 

[KershawMan]

Thanks for the compliment. The glove molds are easy to find around here. Lots of little antique shops have them for $25 to $35 each. The one pictured is not that old - it has 1983 stamped on it. They come in different sizes and shapes depending on the type of glove produced.

As for the lamp, I found it in an old factory building that I worked on. I am in the construction business and I always have my eyes open for good salvage items like this. I believe this fixture dates to around 1916 or so.